Man dies following house fire in Stoke-on-Trent
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The man was found in the home on Grice Road after patrolling police officers spotted "excessive smoke" coming from its chimney
A man has died in hospital after a house fire in Stoke-on-Trent.
Police officers spotted "excessive smoke" coming from the chimney of the home on Grice Road, Hartshill, at about 05:00 GMT on Sunday.
They searched the house and found the man, aged in his 60s, in an upstairs room and gave him first aid before he was taken to hospital.
A property next door had to be evacuated as a precaution, Staffordshire Police said.
An investigation has begun into the cause of the fire.
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